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Title
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Oussani and Fuleihan Family Papers Series 2: Photographs
Description
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This series contains family portraits and photographs. Included are photos from family events, trips, weddings, and funerals.
Materials in this series are arranged chronologically.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1880s-2000
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Oussani2018-0937
Title
A name given to the resource
Christmas Card with Pictures of Rosemarie Fuleihan
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanese--United States
Photographs
Families
Description
An account of the resource
A Christmas card from Rosemarie and Michael Fuleihan, who were married in 1959. Includes two photos of Rosemarie.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Language
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English
Type
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Image
Format
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Image/pdf
Source
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Oussani Fuleihan family
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
1950s
Christmas
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1lebanon Club
Plans Anual Event .
Plans have bePn comple,ed :
for the third annual B allowe'( n ;,
party s,ponsored by the L ebanon-American club. Committee s !
made th e plans at a recent '
m~eting at the home of Charles /
r ~ph, 53 South Randolph ,
ge era1 chairman.
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The party, crheduJed Oct. 31 :
at 9 p. m. , at the Leban n- mer- i
ican club, 25 North Hamilton 1
street, will be a costume event !
with games, prizes and refresh-,.
ments.
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Serving with Mr. Jos,eph are
Edward S. NeJam€, food an ~
refreshments; Michael Haddad
and· John Abdoo, decorations;
Norman G. Betros, entertainment; Edward J. Maserjian, public address system, and Emeel
i S. Betros, publicity.
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Title
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Joseph Family Papers
Subject
The topic of the resource
Belly dance
Lebanese Americans
Marines
Photographs
World War II
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1931-2015
Contributor
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Inventoried by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2022 May. Processed by Allison Hall and Rachel Beth Acker, 2023 April-August. Collection Guide created by Allison Hall, 2023 September.
Rights
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Language
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English
Arabic
French
Identifier
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KC 0062
Access Rights
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Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve R. Joseph, also referred to in the collection as Genny, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on February 6th, 1963. Genevieve R. Joseph has three siblings, including an older sister Beatrice Ann Joseph (1947-2008) and two older brothers, one of which is Michael James Joseph (born October 16th, 1954). She earned an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts Honors and Communications and Media Arts in 1983, a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from SUNY Albany in 1985, and a Master’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Race and Ethnicity, also from SUNY Albany, in 1988. She then <span>worked as a social science researcher for the State of New York. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph took up Middle Eastern belly dancing as a hobby and was a member of the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yallah Dance Ensemble based in Albany, New York in the early 1990s. In 1996 she moved to North Carolina and became involved with the Triangle Lebanese Association; she coordinated the first Lebanese Festival at the North Carolina state fairgrounds in 1999. In North Carolina, she <span>worked as a nonprofit program manager for global education and cultural exchange, and fundraiser for visual arts and conservation of nature. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph married Philip White in 200</span><span style="font-weight:400;">6.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve Norman Joseph (1924-2011), Genevieve R. Joseph’s mother, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to Sam Norman (1883-1972) and Rose Nader Norman (1889-1955). Rose Nader Norman ran a neighborhood grocery store and the couple managed their home as a boarding house. Genevieve Norman Joseph, also known as Gen, married Charles Michael Joseph (1918-2002) of Wendell, North Carolina on March 2, 1946. Genevieve Norman Joseph was a member of the Lebanese American Daughters, an organization closely related to the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Lebanon-American Club of Poughkeepsie. She also </span><span style="font-weight:400;">worked as a Nursing Aide. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Charles “Charlie” Michael Joseph, Genevieve R. Joseph’s father, was born in Connecticut to parents Namy </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yusef Becharra</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> and Julia Asmer in 1918 and was raised in Wendell, North Carolina from the age of eight months. He had nine siblings: Lucy, Eddie (Naim), Mamie (Thmam), Charlie (Khalil), George (A'Eid, Geryus), Evelyn (Jamila), Helen (Thatla), Abe (Ibrahim), Joe (Yusef), and Dolores (Julia).</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> His father, Namy Joseph, ran a store on Main Street and another one beside the family home. </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Charlie Joseph served in the US Marines during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1945 as a corporal. He was stationed in Recife, Brazil and Guam during the war. In Poughkeepsie, Charlie Joseph ran a luncheonette and was active in the Lebanon-American Club, serving as its president from 1962 to 1966. Upon their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph’s graduation from SUNY Albany in 1985, Genevieve and Charlie moved from Poughkeepsie to Wendell, North Carolina, Charlie’s hometown.</span></p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Joseph Family papers contain materials related to three generations of the Joseph family as well as families related to them. The collection focuses on the lives of Genevieve Norman Joseph, her husband Charles Joseph, and their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph. The collection also includes materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s grandparents and their extended family, both in Lebanon and in the United States. </span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Much of the collection consists of photographs from the early twentieth century to the twenty-first century. The photographs primarily include family photographs and portraits, as well as photographs from Charles Joseph’s deployment during World War II in Brazil and Guam. Also included in the collection are materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s dance career, newspaper clippings, articles from the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, materials related to Charles Joseph’s time in the Marines, event pamphlets and flyers, prayer cards, obituaries, academic materials, correspondence, and some physical objects.</span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
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Title
A name given to the resource
"Lebanon Club Plans Annual Event" Newspaper Clipping
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanese Americans
Description
An account of the resource
Newspaper clipping mentioning Charles Joseph's role in chairing the Lebanon-American Club's Halloween party.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Format
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Text/pdf
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Identifier
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kc0062_4_3_010
1950s
Events
Holidays
New York
Newspapers
-
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Text
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joseph Family Papers
Subject
The topic of the resource
Belly dance
Lebanese Americans
Marines
Photographs
World War II
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1931-2015
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Inventoried by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2022 May. Processed by Allison Hall and Rachel Beth Acker, 2023 April-August. Collection Guide created by Allison Hall, 2023 September.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
French
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0062
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
Digital material in this collection is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve R. Joseph, also referred to in the collection as Genny, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on February 6th, 1963. Genevieve R. Joseph has three siblings, including an older sister Beatrice Ann Joseph (1947-2008) and two older brothers, one of which is Michael James Joseph (born October 16th, 1954). She earned an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts Honors and Communications and Media Arts in 1983, a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from SUNY Albany in 1985, and a Master’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Race and Ethnicity, also from SUNY Albany, in 1988. She then <span>worked as a social science researcher for the State of New York. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph took up Middle Eastern belly dancing as a hobby and was a member of the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yallah Dance Ensemble based in Albany, New York in the early 1990s. In 1996 she moved to North Carolina and became involved with the Triangle Lebanese Association; she coordinated the first Lebanese Festival at the North Carolina state fairgrounds in 1999. In North Carolina, she <span>worked as a nonprofit program manager for global education and cultural exchange, and fundraiser for visual arts and conservation of nature. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph married Philip White in 200</span><span style="font-weight:400;">6.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve Norman Joseph (1924-2011), Genevieve R. Joseph’s mother, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to Sam Norman (1883-1972) and Rose Nader Norman (1889-1955). Rose Nader Norman ran a neighborhood grocery store and the couple managed their home as a boarding house. Genevieve Norman Joseph, also known as Gen, married Charles Michael Joseph (1918-2002) of Wendell, North Carolina on March 2, 1946. Genevieve Norman Joseph was a member of the Lebanese American Daughters, an organization closely related to the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Lebanon-American Club of Poughkeepsie. She also </span><span style="font-weight:400;">worked as a Nursing Aide. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Charles “Charlie” Michael Joseph, Genevieve R. Joseph’s father, was born in Connecticut to parents Namy </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yusef Becharra</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> and Julia Asmer in 1918 and was raised in Wendell, North Carolina from the age of eight months. He had nine siblings: Lucy, Eddie (Naim), Mamie (Thmam), Charlie (Khalil), George (A'Eid, Geryus), Evelyn (Jamila), Helen (Thatla), Abe (Ibrahim), Joe (Yusef), and Dolores (Julia).</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> His father, Namy Joseph, ran a store on Main Street and another one beside the family home. </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Charlie Joseph served in the US Marines during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1945 as a corporal. He was stationed in Recife, Brazil and Guam during the war. In Poughkeepsie, Charlie Joseph ran a luncheonette and was active in the Lebanon-American Club, serving as its president from 1962 to 1966. Upon their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph’s graduation from SUNY Albany in 1985, Genevieve and Charlie moved from Poughkeepsie to Wendell, North Carolina, Charlie’s hometown.</span></p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Joseph Family papers contain materials related to three generations of the Joseph family as well as families related to them. The collection focuses on the lives of Genevieve Norman Joseph, her husband Charles Joseph, and their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph. The collection also includes materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s grandparents and their extended family, both in Lebanon and in the United States. </span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Much of the collection consists of photographs from the early twentieth century to the twenty-first century. The photographs primarily include family photographs and portraits, as well as photographs from Charles Joseph’s deployment during World War II in Brazil and Guam. Also included in the collection are materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s dance career, newspaper clippings, articles from the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, materials related to Charles Joseph’s time in the Marines, event pamphlets and flyers, prayer cards, obituaries, academic materials, correspondence, and some physical objects.</span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
New Year's Eve
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanese Americans
Photographs
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph of Norman family and friends in Poughkeepsie celebrating New Year's Eve.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Format
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Image/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
kc0062_2_16_036
1950s
Families
North Carolina
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PDF Text
Text
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joseph Family Papers
Subject
The topic of the resource
Belly dance
Lebanese Americans
Marines
Photographs
World War II
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1931-2015
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Inventoried by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2022 May. Processed by Allison Hall and Rachel Beth Acker, 2023 April-August. Collection Guide created by Allison Hall, 2023 September.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
French
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0062
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
Digital material in this collection is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve R. Joseph, also referred to in the collection as Genny, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on February 6th, 1963. Genevieve R. Joseph has three siblings, including an older sister Beatrice Ann Joseph (1947-2008) and two older brothers, one of which is Michael James Joseph (born October 16th, 1954). She earned an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts Honors and Communications and Media Arts in 1983, a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from SUNY Albany in 1985, and a Master’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Race and Ethnicity, also from SUNY Albany, in 1988. She then <span>worked as a social science researcher for the State of New York. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph took up Middle Eastern belly dancing as a hobby and was a member of the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yallah Dance Ensemble based in Albany, New York in the early 1990s. In 1996 she moved to North Carolina and became involved with the Triangle Lebanese Association; she coordinated the first Lebanese Festival at the North Carolina state fairgrounds in 1999. In North Carolina, she <span>worked as a nonprofit program manager for global education and cultural exchange, and fundraiser for visual arts and conservation of nature. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph married Philip White in 200</span><span style="font-weight:400;">6.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve Norman Joseph (1924-2011), Genevieve R. Joseph’s mother, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to Sam Norman (1883-1972) and Rose Nader Norman (1889-1955). Rose Nader Norman ran a neighborhood grocery store and the couple managed their home as a boarding house. Genevieve Norman Joseph, also known as Gen, married Charles Michael Joseph (1918-2002) of Wendell, North Carolina on March 2, 1946. Genevieve Norman Joseph was a member of the Lebanese American Daughters, an organization closely related to the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Lebanon-American Club of Poughkeepsie. She also </span><span style="font-weight:400;">worked as a Nursing Aide. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Charles “Charlie” Michael Joseph, Genevieve R. Joseph’s father, was born in Connecticut to parents Namy </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yusef Becharra</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> and Julia Asmer in 1918 and was raised in Wendell, North Carolina from the age of eight months. He had nine siblings: Lucy, Eddie (Naim), Mamie (Thmam), Charlie (Khalil), George (A'Eid, Geryus), Evelyn (Jamila), Helen (Thatla), Abe (Ibrahim), Joe (Yusef), and Dolores (Julia).</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> His father, Namy Joseph, ran a store on Main Street and another one beside the family home. </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Charlie Joseph served in the US Marines during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1945 as a corporal. He was stationed in Recife, Brazil and Guam during the war. In Poughkeepsie, Charlie Joseph ran a luncheonette and was active in the Lebanon-American Club, serving as its president from 1962 to 1966. Upon their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph’s graduation from SUNY Albany in 1985, Genevieve and Charlie moved from Poughkeepsie to Wendell, North Carolina, Charlie’s hometown.</span></p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Joseph Family papers contain materials related to three generations of the Joseph family as well as families related to them. The collection focuses on the lives of Genevieve Norman Joseph, her husband Charles Joseph, and their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph. The collection also includes materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s grandparents and their extended family, both in Lebanon and in the United States. </span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Much of the collection consists of photographs from the early twentieth century to the twenty-first century. The photographs primarily include family photographs and portraits, as well as photographs from Charles Joseph’s deployment during World War II in Brazil and Guam. Also included in the collection are materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s dance career, newspaper clippings, articles from the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, materials related to Charles Joseph’s time in the Marines, event pamphlets and flyers, prayer cards, obituaries, academic materials, correspondence, and some physical objects.</span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Beatrice Ann in White Dress
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanese Americans
Photographs
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph of Beatrice Ann Joseph sitting atop a bench in a white dress. Taken in Auriesville, New York.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Format
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Image/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
kc0062_2_16_009
1950s
New York
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/78699ab2f28193ed871f4ef0c9b5f56f.pdf
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PDF Text
Text
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Joseph Family Papers
Subject
The topic of the resource
Belly dance
Lebanese Americans
Marines
Photographs
World War II
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1931-2015
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Inventoried by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2022 May. Processed by Allison Hall and Rachel Beth Acker, 2023 April-August. Collection Guide created by Allison Hall, 2023 September.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Arabic
French
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
KC 0062
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
Digital material in this collection is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve R. Joseph, also referred to in the collection as Genny, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York on February 6th, 1963. Genevieve R. Joseph has three siblings, including an older sister Beatrice Ann Joseph (1947-2008) and two older brothers, one of which is Michael James Joseph (born October 16th, 1954). She earned an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts Honors and Communications and Media Arts in 1983, a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from SUNY Albany in 1985, and a Master’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Race and Ethnicity, also from SUNY Albany, in 1988. She then <span>worked as a social science researcher for the State of New York. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph took up Middle Eastern belly dancing as a hobby and was a member of the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yallah Dance Ensemble based in Albany, New York in the early 1990s. In 1996 she moved to North Carolina and became involved with the Triangle Lebanese Association; she coordinated the first Lebanese Festival at the North Carolina state fairgrounds in 1999. In North Carolina, she <span>worked as a nonprofit program manager for global education and cultural exchange, and fundraiser for visual arts and conservation of nature. </span>Genevieve R. Joseph married Philip White in 200</span><span style="font-weight:400;">6.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Genevieve Norman Joseph (1924-2011), Genevieve R. Joseph’s mother, was born in Poughkeepsie, New York to Sam Norman (1883-1972) and Rose Nader Norman (1889-1955). Rose Nader Norman ran a neighborhood grocery store and the couple managed their home as a boarding house. Genevieve Norman Joseph, also known as Gen, married Charles Michael Joseph (1918-2002) of Wendell, North Carolina on March 2, 1946. Genevieve Norman Joseph was a member of the Lebanese American Daughters, an organization closely related to the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Lebanon-American Club of Poughkeepsie. She also </span><span style="font-weight:400;">worked as a Nursing Aide. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Charles “Charlie” Michael Joseph, Genevieve R. Joseph’s father, was born in Connecticut to parents Namy </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Yusef Becharra</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> and Julia Asmer in 1918 and was raised in Wendell, North Carolina from the age of eight months. He had nine siblings: Lucy, Eddie (Naim), Mamie (Thmam), Charlie (Khalil), George (A'Eid, Geryus), Evelyn (Jamila), Helen (Thatla), Abe (Ibrahim), Joe (Yusef), and Dolores (Julia).</span><span style="font-weight:400;"> His father, Namy Joseph, ran a store on Main Street and another one beside the family home. </span><span style="font-weight:400;">Charlie Joseph served in the US Marines during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1945 as a corporal. He was stationed in Recife, Brazil and Guam during the war. In Poughkeepsie, Charlie Joseph ran a luncheonette and was active in the Lebanon-American Club, serving as its president from 1962 to 1966. Upon their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph’s graduation from SUNY Albany in 1985, Genevieve and Charlie moved from Poughkeepsie to Wendell, North Carolina, Charlie’s hometown.</span></p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Joseph Family papers contain materials related to three generations of the Joseph family as well as families related to them. The collection focuses on the lives of Genevieve Norman Joseph, her husband Charles Joseph, and their daughter Genevieve R. Joseph. The collection also includes materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s grandparents and their extended family, both in Lebanon and in the United States. </span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Much of the collection consists of photographs from the early twentieth century to the twenty-first century. The photographs primarily include family photographs and portraits, as well as photographs from Charles Joseph’s deployment during World War II in Brazil and Guam. Also included in the collection are materials related to Genevieve R. Joseph’s dance career, newspaper clippings, articles from the </span><span style="font-weight:400;">American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, materials related to Charles Joseph’s time in the Marines, event pamphlets and flyers, prayer cards, obituaries, academic materials, correspondence, and some physical objects.</span><span style="font-weight:400;"></span></p>
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Genevieve Norman and Charlie Joseph Celebrating New Year's Eve
Subject
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Lebanese Americans
Photographs
Description
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Photograph of Genevieve Norman Joseph sitting on her husband Charlie's lap on New Year's Eve at their home in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Source
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Genevieve Rose Joseph
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
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Image/pdf
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English
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Image
Identifier
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kc0062_2_16_001
1950s
Holidays
New York
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Title
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Amelia and Joseph Salem Papers
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Joseph Ramon Salem was born in Hammana, Lebanon on May 5, 1909, to Freda George and Shikery Salem. Freda and Shikery had four children: Renee (also called Rena), Bertha, Joseph, and Albert. In June of 1912, Shikery Salem immigrated to the United States. He joined members of Freda’s family in New Bern, North Carolina and worked as a peddler in order to gain the funds required to bring his family to North Carolina. The onset of World War I, however, interrupted the family's plans to reunite in the United States as communication between the United States and Ottoman Empire was cut off.</p>
<p>Back in Hammana, Freda and the four children faced isolation from members of their extended family and were forced to work in fields by supporters of the Central Powers. They also felt the effects of the famine suffered during the war. In 1917, Shikery enlisted in the United States Army, becoming the first Lebanese American from Eastern North Carolina to do so. He served in Battery A of the 113 Field Artillery and fought in France, including in the Argonne Forest. He was awarded honors for bravery for saving the lives of two superior officers. In 1918, Shikery re-applied for naturalization and was granted United States citizenship. His military service helped Shikery reunite his family; friends he made in the military, including Robert Haines, fellow soldiers, and the Red Cross, helped Shikery locate his family and bring them to New Bern in 1920.</p>
<p>In partnership with fellow Lebanese-American Frederick Habeeb, Shikery purchased the New Bern Bargain House, the Craven Fruit Store, a gas station, a convenience store, and a taxi service. Although the Salem family were Maronites, they attended the St. Paul's, a Roman Catholic church, in New Bern.</p>
<p>Renee Salem married David Halen of New Jersey. In the 1930s, Renee and her family assisted Shikery in running his businesses; later, they moved to New Jersey, where she lived until her death. Renee and David had five children: Frank, Raymond, Louis, Lucille, and Theresa. Bertha Salem married Charles K. Fadel, a Lebanese American from Charlotte. The couple settled in Fayetteville, where they opened and operated the Palace Grill. They had four children: Sammy, Frieda, Albert, and Shikery. Albert Salem, the youngest son of Freda and Shikery, married Vivian Zaytoun, daughter of Ellis and Isabel Zaytoun, on July 14, 1937. Albert earned seven battle stars working as a radio operator for the United States Navy. Albert and Vivian had four children: Albert, Jr., Richard, Robert, and Mary Isabel. Albert and Vivian lived in North Carolina before retiring to Tampa, Florida.</p>
<p>Joseph Salem graduated high school as valedictorian in 1929 and then attended the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now North Carolina State University), where he studied electrical engineering. In 1942, Joseph married Amelia Wehbie, daughter of Mickel Mettrey and Mary Saliba Wehbie, with whom he had four children: Jay, Michael Ray, Donna, and Ronald. The same year, he joined the United States Army and served as a cryptanalytic officer at Arlington Hall during World War II. Joseph remained in the Army Reserve until 1963, when he was transferred to the Retired Reserve. Joe had a career as an electrical engineer in Raleigh, and also served as City Electrical Engineer for the town of New Bern. After retiring, Joe became a substitute teacher. He died at age 102.</p>
<p>Amelia Mettrey Wehbie Salem graduated from Hugh Morson High School in Raleigh and Hardbargers Business College. She worked for the Red Cross during World War II, Craven Regional Medical Center, Raleigh News and Observer, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, and the North Carolina Department of Revenue. Amelia was known for her Lebanese cooking, her greenhouse propagation of camellias, Japanese maples, and hybrid tea roses. She passed away on February 5, 2009.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p>This collection contains materials related to the lives of Joseph Ramon Salem and Amelia Mettrey Wehbie Salem. The collection contains photographs, certificates, and newspaper articles documenting the lives of family members in North Carolina.</p>
Source
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Ronald Salem
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1919-2009
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
Relation
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/14" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joseph and Thelma Knuckley Zaytoun Papers</a>
<a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kahdy and Wehbie Family Papers</a>
Contributor
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Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanese--United States
Military
Language
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English
Identifier
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KC 0048
Access Rights
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Digital material in this collection is only provided in limited quantities upon request for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
Physical material in this collection is also available to researchers. For questions or to access a collection, please contact us at kcldsarchive@ncsu.edu. Please give at least 48 hours for responses to any inquiries regarding the materials.
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Identifier
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kc0048_012
Title
A name given to the resource
Joseph Salem in Uniform, 1959
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanese--United States
Military
Description
An account of the resource
A photograph of Joseph Salem, standing outside in his United States Army uniform.
Creator
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Salem Family
Source
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Ronald Salem
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Rights
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Type
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Image
Format
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Image/pdf
Language
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English
1950s
Military
North Carolina
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Moses and Romey Family Papers
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical note</h4>
<p>This collection represents three families who lived in Valdosta, Georgia, and Lake City, Florida. Ellis Moses came from Zahle in the Biqa’a Valley of modern Lebanon. His wife, Fannie Johns may have originated in the village of Wadi El Aarayech (وادي العرايش) as she later wrote to relatives in that town. Together, Ellis and Fannie had eight children. Bessie (7/1906-1928) born in Syria; Amelia (6/12/1912-1992 m. Castrinos); Sallie (8/1914-2012 m. Barnes); Noidrie (1/1916-1993); and Philip (1919-2009) all born in Valdosta, Georgia; Norman (1921-2005); Leo (1923-1992); and Helen (1926-2004 m. Bishop) all born in Lake City, Florida.</p>
<p>Ellis Moses arrived at Ellis Island on September 5, 1907, while Fannie and Bessie followed later on. By 1908, Ellis was settled in Valdosta, Georgia in a community of his countrymen and relatives who mainly hailed from the villages of Wadi El Aarayech (وادي العرايش) and Dahr El Ahmar (ضهر الأحمر) in the Biqa’a Valley. There, Ellis had a grocery store at 406 South Patterson Street. Around 1917, the Moses family moved to Lake City, Florida, where they operated a fruit and vegetable store on the town’s main thoroughfare, 218 North Marion Street, and a filling station on the outskirts of town. The Moses family attended the local Catholic mission church, St. Joseph’s, and were heavily involved in establishing the permanent parish of the Epiphany in 1944.</p>
<p>Both Ellis’s brother Joseph's family and his cousin Nola Romey's family moved to Lake City as well. Joseph (Joe) (1894-1928) and Adel Moses (1895-1927) had three children: Ethel (1919), Edward Joseph (1920-1999), and David. Nola George Romey (d.1929) married Fannie (Hasna) Joseph Habib Rahme and they had four children: Icer (1909-1995), Emeline (1916-2012 m. Stewart), Leila (1921-2005 m. Giardina), and Lucille (1924-1995).</p>
<p>In May, 1929, tragedy struck the Moses and Romey families when Fannie (Hasna) Romey was killed in a shootout with local police. Nola Romey was beaten, arrested, abducted from the jail by a mob (sources indicate by the KKK) and lynched along the side of the Fort White Road south of Lake City. Ellis and Fannie adopted the Romey’s four orphaned children and moved to Birmingham, Alabama shortly after. Ellis and Fannie had also adopted the children of Joseph and Adel. Adel was tragically killed by an accidental gunshot while standing on the front porch of her brother-in-law Ellis’s home on the Jacksonville Highway, and Joe had died a year later.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content note</h4>
<p>The Moses and Romey Family Papers include materials donated by two granddaughters of Ellis and Fannie Moses. They are Teresa Bishop Angove, daughter of Helen Moses Bishop, and Sandra Moses Ryland, daughter of Norman Moses.</p>
<p>The bulk of the collection is photographs, which include pictures of Ellis and Fannie Moses, their children and grandchildren, Ellis's brother Joseph's family, and Ellis's cousin Nola's family. There are documents relating to Joseph and Adel's family as well.</p>
<p>To learn more about the Moses and Romey families see <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/romey-lynchings/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Romey Lynchings</a> project and <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/94" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants Collection</a>.</p>
Source
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Teresa Bishop Angove
Sandra Moses Ryland
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1911-2000s
Contributor
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Teresa Bishop Angove and Sandra Moses Ryland
Processed by Amanda Forbes and Celine Shay, 2019-2020. Collection Guide written by Amanda Forbes, 2020.
Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2024 February.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Correspondence
Photographs
Emigration and immigration
Rights
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
Language
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English
Arabic
Identifier
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KC 0044
Access Rights
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This digital material is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law.
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Identifier
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Moses2019151
Title
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Letter from Assad Abouhadah to Fannie Johns Moses, 1959
Description
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Arabic Air Mail letter and envelope from Assad Abouhadah in Wadi El-Aarayech near Zahle, Lebanon to Foumi Moses (Fannie Johns Moses) of Lake City, Florida. Stamps on the envelope are dated 1959.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Creator
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Assad Abouhadah
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lebanese--United States
Correspondence
Language
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Arabic, English
Type
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Image
Format
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Image/jpg
Source
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Teresa Bishop Angove
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
1960s
Florida
Lebanon
Letters-Arabic
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1959-1960 Year
Soul/um
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Sg,ian ollanon ..American C/ul6
COMBINED CONSTITUTION
AND BY-LAWS
As Adopted in Dallas, Texas,
July 5 and 6, 1957,
and amended in Orlando, Florida,
July 5, 1958
Non-Political
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Non-Sectarian
ORGANIZED SEPTEMBER, 1932
�1959-1960
OFFICERS
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ATTENTION CLUB PRESIDENTS
AND SECRETARIBS:
C!.Lu.tj,
HOME OFFICE
5818 SPELL.MAN
HOUSTON 35, TEXAS
USE TIDS BOOKLET TO HELP TIE
YO R CLUBS TO THE FEDERATION.
THIS CAN BE DONE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS:
1. Make a game of studying this Constitu-
tion during your meetings; have questions
prepared to quiz your members and offer
prizes to the winners.
2. By so studying these laws you can then
encourage your members to propose any
amendments which, in their opinion,
would improve the government of your
Federnt.ion.
To secure the full benefits of the Federation:
1. Read your Bulletins and other Federation
correspondence during your meetings.
2. Use the new Federation Attendance Bells
and Federation Banners at your meetings
(these are furnished at Federation's cost
to the clubs - the bells are $20.00; the
banners, $4.00). ,
3. Submit t.o us the names of your most interested and capable members whom you
think could serve as officers and committee members.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard J. Ashy, President
Rose Zwan, Secretary
(Mrs. Al Zwan)
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PRESIDENT
Richard Ashy, Jr.
211 Jefferson Blvd.
Lafayette, Louisiana
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Bill Anawaty
5417 Evergreen
Bellaire, Texas
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Mrs. Al Zwan
5818 Spellman
Houston 35, Texas
EXECUTIVE BOARD
K. E. Antone, Chairman
620 Melrose Bldg.
Houston, Texas
Lawrence E. Ackels
1115 Fidelity Bldg.
Dallas, Texas
Joseph H. Campbell
430 Gladstone Blvd.
Shreveport, Louisiana
Kamil D. Eddie, Jr.
c/o P. 0. Box 4217
Capitol Hill Station
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Fouad Helou
2876 29th Avenue No.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Mrs. Bobby Manziel
P . 0. Box 3005, Sta. A
Tyler, Texas
Charles McKool
2055 Hillburn Drive
Dallas, Texas
Nesib Nader
501 Giddens-Lane Bldg.
Shreveport, Louisiana
Emile Reggie
P . 0. Box 576
Crowley, Louisiana
Nick Solomon
28 North Adler
Orlando, Florida
Leo Todaro
1136 W. Howard
Biloxi, Mississippi
Al Zwan
5818 Spellman
Houston 35, Texas
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�STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS
Joseph J. Rookis
4915 Georgia Road
Birmingham, Alabama
Mrs. Wade Nader
724 West Main Street
Mesa, Arizona
Fred Saliba
110 Country Club Drive
Blytheville, Arkansas
Amel George
26 Harvard Drive
Lake Worth, Florida
Taft Mansour
Newman, Georgia
Alfred Mansour
2120 Cabrini Drive
Alexandria, Louisiana
Miss Naz Gattas
431 LeFlore
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Miss Lorise Lewis
P . 0. Box 7
Smithfield, North Carolina
H.B. Shadid
1627 Westminster Place
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Mrs. Joe Albert
1407 Anthony Street
Columbia, South Carolina
Mrs. Fred Gattas
387 South Main
Memphis, Tennessee
Ferris McKool
6409 Northport Drive
Dallas, Texas
SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTOR
Mrs. Arthur J . Sharbel
324 South 22nd A venue
Birmingham, Alabama
REP. TO NATIONAL ASSN.
M. C. Zanaty
706 South 24th Street
Birmingham, Alabama
WINNERS OF BEAUTY CONTESTS
"Miss Southern Federation"
1953 :
1954:
1955:
1956:
1957:
1958:
1959:
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Miss
Jet Droby of Palestine, Texas
Tillie Carwie of Mobile, Alabama
Shirlee Hannania of Houston, Texas
Patricia Bite of Birmingham, Alabama
Betty Khoury of Longview, Texas
Dianne Roddy of Saint Petersburg, Fla.
Brenda Trabulsi, Houston, Texas.
MEMBER CLUBS
In Good Standing-1959-1960
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
Syra-Meric Club
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Cedars Club of Baton Rouge
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI
Cedars Club of Gulf Coast
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
The Cedars Club
Cedars Club of Birmingham Auxiliary
BLYTHEVILLE,ARKANSAS
Beta Lambda Club
Cedars Club
CLARKSDAL~ MISSISSIPPI
Clarksdale cedars Club
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Syrian Lebanon American Society
DALLAS, TEXAS
Bzebdine
Cedars of Lebanon
Knights of Lebanon
Salea Club
Secret Pal
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Cedars Club of Fort Worth
HATTIESBURG & LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI
Cedars Club of Hattiesburg & Laurel
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Cedars Club
Fellowship Club
Ladies Social Club
L'Entasar Club
United Jamail Club
Young Women's Syrian American Assn.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Cedars of Lebanon Club
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Ladies Lebanon-American Club
Molaka Club
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
Cedars Club of Lafayette
Cedars Club Auxiliary
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
The Cedars of Lebanon Club
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
Texas-Oklahoma Friendship Club
LONGVIEW & MARSHALL, TEXAS
Cedars Club of East Texas
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Cedars Club
MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
Cedars Club
2
3
�MEMBER CLUBS
Capsule History of Federation
In Good Standing - 1959-1960
Information arranged as: Year, President,
MESA, ARIZONA
Lebsycan Club
Secretary-Treasurer, and Convention Site.
MIAMI, FLORIDA
Syrian Lebanon American Club
1932--H. A. Amuny, Port Arthur, Texas; Miss
Evelyn Kojak (Mrs. Abe Stevens), Beaumont,
Texas; Edson Hotel, Beaumont.
McCOMB, MISSISSIPPI
L'Manor Club
1933-H. A. Amuny, Port Arthur, Texas; Miss
Evelyn Kojak, Beaumont, Texas; Jung Hotel,
New Orleans.
MOBILE, ALABAMA
Syrian Lebanon American Club
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Cedar Club
Syrian Lebanon American Club
1934-Jos. M. Bowab*, New Orleans; Miss Lily L.
Arwady (Mrs. Jack Nahas), Houston, Texas;
Rice Hotel, Houston.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Sha-Babb Club
1935-Dr. H. A. Elkourie, Birmingham; Miss Lily
L. Arwady, Houston, Texas; Robert E. Lee
Hotel, Jackson, Mississippi.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Syrian American Charities
Syrian Lebanon American Club
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
L'Fatette Club
L'M-anor Club
ROTAN,TEXAS
El Lotief Club
1936-Dr. H. A. Elkourie, Birmingham; Miss Lily
L. Arwady, Houston, Texas; Adolphus Hotel,
Dallas, Texas.
G. Nami, San Antonio; J. J. Nosser,
q • 1937-Herman
Vicksburg, Mississippi; Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham, Alamaba.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Cedars Club of San Antonio
1938-Herman G. Nami*, San Antonio; Miss Inetta
Abdnor (Mrs. Fred Schnitzer), Waco, Texas;
Plaza Hotel, San Antonio, Texas.
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Lebanon Club
Phoenician Club
SMITHFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA
Inter-Se Club
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
Al-Kareem Club
1939-Fred Rizk, Jacksonville, Fla.; Miss Inetta
Abdnor, Waco, Texas; Hotel George Washington, Jacksonville, Fla.
'°I •
1940-Col. J. M. Abraham, Jackson, Miss.; Miss
Minteha Hesni (Mrs. Bob Knuckley), New
Orleans; Jung Hotel, New Orleans.
TYLER.TEXAS
Cedars of Lebanon Auxiliary
Cedars of Lebanon Club
VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
Cedars Ladies Club
1941- Harry Joseph, Austin, Texas; Miss Minteha
Hesni, New Orleans (Miss Esma Hesni appointed to fill vacancy); Hotel Columbia,
Columbia, S. C.
VICTORIA, TEXAS
Just Friends Club
1942 through 1946: War Years; no conventions or
elections.
WACO, TEXAS
Syrian Ladies Auxiliary
Waco Syrian Association
1947-M. C. Zal)aty, Birmingham; Miss Esma
Hesni, New Orleans; Rice Hotel, Houston,
Texas.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Syrian Lebanon American Club
of Palm Beach County
1948-Kamal E. Antone, Houston· Miss Esma
Hesni, New Orleans; Hotel Columbia, Columbia, S. C.
1949-Kainal E. Antone, Houston; Mrs. Margrette
Anawaty, Houston; Jung Hotel, New Orleans.
YOUTH AFFILIATE
CHARLES MOUSA, President
Houston, Texas
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1950-Rogers H. Bite, Birmingham; Mrs. Margrette
Anawaty, Houston; Gunter Hotel, San Antonio.
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1951-Ellis Abide, New Orleans; Miss Gladys
Chehardy, New Orleans; Tutwiler Hotel,
Birmingham.
1952-Arthur Sharbel, Birmingham; Miss Gladys
Chehardy, New Orleans; McAllister Hotel,
Miami, Florida.
1953-J. A. Kahalley, Mobile; Miss Gladys Chehardy, New Orleans; Rice Hotel, Houston.
1954-James P . Hayek, Miami ; Miss Caroline
Karam, Miami; Jung Hotel, New Orleans.
P. Hayek, Miami· Miss Caroline
I S 1955-James
Karam, Miami; Glades Hotei, St. Petersbw-g,
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1959-Miss Rochelle Regina Avila, Port Arthur Tx.
Miss Carolyn Ann Farris, Clarksdale, Miss.
Robert George Shimp, Jacksonville, Fla.
BOBBY MANZIEL MEMORIAL AWARD:
Thomas Hage, Orlando, Fla.
1959-1960 COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Standing Committees
1956-T. J. Stoma•, New Orleans; Miss Gladys
Chehardy, New Orleans; Tu,twiler Hotel,
Birmingham.
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1958-Ronald Edward Mitchell, Jr., Meridian, Miss.
Miss Dayle Rose John, Shreveport, La.
Miss Rosemary Ellis, Vickburg, Mississippi
Mr. Paul John Sharbel, Birmingham, Ala.
BOBBY MANZIEL MEMORIAL A WARD : Miss
Judy Anita Meshad, Birmingham, Alabama.
1957-Joseph H. Campbell, Shreveport, La.; Mrs.
Al Zwan, Tyle.r , Texas; Statler Hilton Hotel,
Dallas, Texas.
1958-Jos. H. Campbell, Shreveport; Mrs. Al Zwan,
Houston; Cherry Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida.
1959-Richard J . Ashy, Jr., Lafayette, La., Mrs. Al
Zwan, Houston, Shamrock Hilton, Houston.
• Deceased.
Scholarship Winners
1949-Hazel Jamail, Houston, Texas.
1950-Shirlie Ann Emmett, Dallas, Texas.
Tom Lewis, III, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
CHARITY : Mrs. K. E. Antone, Houston, and Mrs.
W. L. Allen, Tyler, Texas, co-chairmen.
RESEARCH: Mrs. J. H. Campbell, Shreveport, La.,
and Mrs. T. J. Stoma, New Orleans, co-chairmen.
CONVENTION: T. Edward Abdella, Lafayette.
SCHOLARSHIP: Scholarship Director, Mrs.
Arthur Sharbel, Birmingham, Alabama.
NOMINATING: All available Past Presidents·
Ellis Abide, New Orleans, and Joe H. Campbell:
Shreveport, co-chairmen.
WAYS AND MEANS : Mrs. Amel George, West
P~lm Beach! and William Joseph, Jackson,
MlSs., co-chairmen.
ARABIC LAUGUAGE: Miss Pat McKool, Dallas.
YOUTH AFFILIATE: Al Zwan, Houston, and
Nesib Nader, Shreveport, co-chairmen.
CENSUS: Miss Esma Hesni, New Orleans.
PUBLIC RELATIONS: Mrs. Luther Moore, Dallas,
and N. G. Landry, Lafayette, co-chairmen.
1951-Joan Haddad, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Michael Zoghby, Mobile, Alabama.
1952-Shirley Stoma, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Woody Abraham, Meridian, Mississippi.
1953-Yvonne Nassar, Jackson, Mississippi.
Ronald Amuny, Port Arthur, Texas.
1954-Robert B. Ashmore, Dallas, Texas.
Shirlee Dolores Solomon, McComb, Miss.
1955-John Wilson Ellis, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Rosemary Avila, Port Arthur, Texas.
Edward Samah, Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Leila Wadie Nader, Mesa, Arizona.
1956-Phillip J . Yazbeck, Lafayette, La.
Yvonne M. Wehl, Jackson, Miss.
Eleanor M. Yeager, Jacksonville, Fla.
BOBBY MANZIEL AWARD : Rita Ann Mitchell,
Meridian, Miss.
1957-None awarded.
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�INDEX TO COMBINED CONSTITUTION
AND BY-LAWS
Advisory Council .............. ........................... .
Page
19
Amendments ... ...... ... .... ... .. .... ..... ... ...... ... ... .. ... ... ...... ...
30
Bulletin .......................................... ............. ............ ...
14
Charges, Preferment of .... ........................... ... ........
28
Committees, St anding ... .. .. ... ..... .. .. .. ....... ..... ..... .... . 25
Conference, Mid-Winter .... ................................ ....
16
Convention and Its Delegates ....................... .......
14
Convention City ...... . ... . .. ......................... ..........
17
Convention Fund .... ............ .... ................................
16
COMBINED CONSTITUTION
AND BY-LAWS
Southern Federation of Syrian
Lebanon American Clubs
Convention Room Officers .............................. ......
24
Definitions .... .......... .. . ..... ......... ..............................
9
Delegates, Convention and Its ...... ........................
14
Duties of Officers .................................................. ...
19
Effective Date .. ...................................................,....
31
PREAMBLE
Election of Officers ... . ... .. ...... .. .. ... ... .... .. ... ... ........ ...
18
Emblem, Official ......... ... ..................... .. .. .. .. ........
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In order to promote American citizenship
and foster American ideals in all our activities, both individually and collectively, we
Americans of Syrian and Lebanon heritage
hereby bind ourselves in this Federation for
the furtherance of the objectives hereinafter
enumerated and do hereby establish this
Constitution.
Executive Board ...... .. .... ........... ...................... .... .. ... 22
Fees and Dues ......... ... ...... ........... ............ ...... ........ ...
27
Fiscal Year ... ...... .... .. .... .. ... . .. ............... ............... .. . 24
Flag, Official .. .. .............. ...... ..... ... ... ... ... .... .. ........... ...
30
Home Office .. . .... .... .. .. .. .. ........ ......... .... ... ... ...... ... .. ...
13
Khalil Gibran Scholarship Award ... .. . .............
25
Mid-Winter Conference ......................... .. .......... .....
16
Name
Officers, Duties of ................ ..
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19
Officers and Their Election ..................... ............ ...
18
Official Bulletin ........................................ . ... .... .. ....
14
Official Emblem .... .. ................................................
30
Official Flag ......... ... ...... .... .... .. ..... ... ...... ... ........... ....
30
Parliamentary Authority ... .. ................. ................
30
Policy ....... ... ....... .. .... .............. ........ ... .................... .. ....
14
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Power and Authority ................................. ...... .......
12
Preferment of Charges .................. .......... .............
28
Purposes ............ ......... ........... ... ... ....... .. ........ ...............
10
Salaries and Allowances .. ......................................
26
Scholarship Awards .. .. ............... .............. ......... ....
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Effective Date July 6, 1957
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this Constitution and
By-Laws the following definitions shall
prevail:
1. "Federation" shall refer to the South-
ern Federation of Syrian Lebanon
American Clubs;
2. "Convention" shall mean the annual
convention ;
3. "Board" shall mean the Executive
Board;
4. "Constitution" shall refer t.o the combined constitution and by-laws;
Scholarship Director .. ............ ... .. ... .. ............ ... ... .... 23
Standing Committees ..... .. .. ............... .. .......... ... ....... 25
Vacancies ... ......... ......... ....... ................ ..... .......... .. ... ... . 24
5. "Laws" shall mean the Standing Rules,
Rules of Order, Resolutions and all
other Mandate of the Convention, as
well as the Constitution and By-laws;
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�6. "Member" shall mean an Affiliated
MembeT-Club, an Affiliated Club Member thereof and a Direct Member;
7. "Year" shall mean Fiscal Year;
8. The personal pronoun "He" and its
derivatives shall refer to either sex;
9. 'Officers" shall include all officers and
the members of the Executive Board.
ARTICLE I
Name
Section 1. This organization shall be known
as THE SOUTHERN FEDERATION OF
SYRIAN LEBANON AMERICAN CLUBS,
hereinafter referred to in this Constitution
and By-Laws as the Federation.
ARTICLE II
Purposes
Section 1. This Federation shall devote itself
to the fulfillment of the following purposes:
(1) To support and defend the Constitution
and Laws of the United States of America;
(2) To carry out the objectives set forth in
the Preamble by creating, affiliating and sustaining local clubs in the territory hereinafter defined; to maintain traditional fellowship; and to encourage local and regional
educational, civic and charitable projects by
unified effort for the general welfare of the
membership in keeping with American traditions and ideals;
(3) To give scholarships to deserving and
needy students, and to contribute to charitable causes without regard to race or creed.
accepted into Direct Membership under the
provisions of Section 5 of this Article.
Section 3. The Affiliated Club Membership
of this Federation shall consist of affiliated
local clubs and their club members in the
states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia, and such other states as
might be included in the Federation area by
the majority action of any Convention, provided, however, that this provision shall not
affect the status of any club in good standing
upon the effective date of this Constitution.
Section 4. Each Affiliated Member-Club
shall have aims and objectives not in conflict
with the purpose of this Federation, and shall
in every respect retain its autonomy; but
notwithstanding any presumption to the contrary, no clubs shall be accepted into membership whose aims include partisan political
or religious activities, discussions and/ or
undertakings.
Section 5. Direct Members shall be those
persons accepted into membership who reside within the defined area of this Federation, and who are ineligible to join an Affiliated Club, if any, within the county or parish in which they reside, and may be admitted to direct membership and shall be entitled to all privileges of and enjoy the same
status as Affiliated Member-Clubs, provided,
however, that they shall not be vested with
voting power at the Convention, except,
however, if one be the presiding chairman of
the Convention, in which case he will be
entitled to one vote in the event of a tie.
Section 1. The membership of this Federation shall consist of two classes: (1) Affiliated
Member-Clubs and the Club Members thereof and (2) Direct Members.
Section 2. (1) The Affiliated Member-Clubs
shall consist of active clubs in good standing
as hereinafter defined, and all members of
such clubs as certified and reported to the
Federation as being in good standing. (2)
Direct Members shall be such persons as are
Section 6. Upon acceptance to membership,
pursuant to the procedure herein outlined,
each Affiliated Member-Club shall be furnished with a Charter of Affiliation. Any
Charter of Affiliation may be suspended, revoked or cancelled for such causes as may be
hereinafter provided for in this Constitution.
Section 7. The present membership of this
Federation shall consist of the Affiliated
Member-Clubs and the Direct Members in
good standing and carried on the official rolls
at the Conventioin adopting and promulgating this Constitution. Additional membership
may be authorized in the manner set forth
in this Constitution adopted pursuant thereto.
Section 8. This Federation shall not dis-
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ARTICLE ill
Membership and Tenure of Federation
�band nor dissolve so long as ten (10) Affiliated Member-Clubs in good standing shall
object thereto at any_ Conv~ntion. Should
such disbandment or dissolution be so voted
and become effective, all the remaining Member-Clubs in good standing, and no others,
shall share in all the assets of this Federation
in proportion to the voting category into
which they fall, according to the provision of
Article VIII , Section 3 of this Constitution.
Section 9. No person shall be accredited a
delegate of more than one affiliated club.
Section 10. To be eligible for membership,
an Affiliated Club shall have at least ten
members in good standing at the time of its
application; provided, however, that this provision shall not prejudice the status of any
Affiliated Member-Club in good standing
upon the adoption of this Constitution.
Section 11. There is hereby created within
this Federation an affiliate unit to be known
as the "Youth Affiliate" whose purpose it
shall be to encourage the younger generation
into our activities and guide them for future
leadership; the Affiliate shall promulga~e its
own rules and laws and shall be subordmate
to this Federation; its members shall be taxed
by the Federation $25.00 per year and the
Federation hereby grants it :he right to vote
on the same basis as oth1:?r affiliate clubs.
(Adopted in Orlandc. Florida, July 5, 1958.)
ARTICLE IV
Power and Authority
Section 1. The po"Ver and authority of this
Federation shall be limited to those granted
in this Constitution adopted pursuant thereto but shall include whatever legislative
ai.:thority that may be needed for their effective implementation. All other rights and
powers not so specifically delegated shall be
reserved to, vested in and retained by the
Affiliated Member-Clubs.
Section 2. The duly assembled Convention
shall constitute the sovereign body of this
Federation. It shall possess absolute and exclusive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to this Federation, except, however, _in
the interim between Conventions, the affairs
of this Federation shall be managed and controlled by the Executive Board subject to the
limitations and conditions established by this
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Constitution, and by the Standing Rules,
Rules of Order, Resolutions or other Mandates of the said Sovereign Authority herein
referred to.
Section 3. The Convention is the true and
legitimate source of all authority, and the
final resort of appeal in all Federation matters, and there is no power vested in any
officer, committee, member or body of members, to repeal, alter or change its laws, mandates or decisions except as may be hereinafter provided for in this Constitution and
By-Laws adopted pursuant thereto.
Section 4. This Federation shall provide a
revenue to meet its expenses by a per capita
tax upon its membership, and by other fees,
dues and assessments, and shall furnish without additional charge such supplies to its
members as it deems necessary, including
"Model" Club Constitutions, Membership
Rolls and Cards, Application Blanks and an
official news organ to be published periodically as hereinafter set forth.
Section 5. This Federation may acquire and
manage its own real and personal property,
but all profits, if any, after meeting current
and fixed expenses, shall be contributed to
charity and to the Scholarship Fund as hereinafter defined. It may receive bequests, legacies, trusts, donations, memorials and other
forms of contributions to be administered for
such objects as are consistent with the purposes of this Federation.
Section 6. Neither the Convention nor the
Mid Winter Conference shall incur an obligation nor authorize an expenditure without
the concurrence of the Executive Board except on matters of administration, officers'
salaries, traveling expenses and appropriations for the Scholarship Funds.. (Adopted
in Orlando, Florida, July 5, 1958.)
ARTICLE V
Home Office
Section 1. The Home Office of this Federation shall be situated in the municipality
wherein the duly elected Secretary-Treasurer
resides, or where the Charter of Incorporation shall designate its corporate domicile.
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Official News Bulletin
Section l. An official news bulletin shall be
issued by this Federation at least once
monthly and all news, information and other
data shah be constructive notice to all Affiliates of any action proposed or undertaken by
this Federation.
(b) Member-Clubs with a maximum of
37 members, three (3) votes;
62 members, six (6) votes;
(c) Member-Clubs with a minimum of
63 members, nine (9) votes;
however, no club regardless of its membership category and duly paid dues, shall be
entitled to more than nine votes.
ARTICLE VII
Section 3. Each club shall elect or appoint
its delegates and alternates and shall notify
the Secretary-Treasurer of such election not
less than thirty days prior to date of convening of this Federation, providing that is is at
the discretion of the Executive Board and the
officers of this Federation to issue credentials
to delegates and alternates after the thirtyday period has expired.
Policy
Section 4. No representative whose club is
delinquent in payment .of dues will be seated.
Section 2. This bulletin shall be published
under the direction of the President, who
shall appoint an editor-in-chief each year,
whose duty it shall be to edit and distribute
the periodical.
Section 1. This Federation recognizes the
divers religious beliefs of its mem~ers, an.d
believes in Almighty God, but neither th1S
Federation nor any of its Affiliated MemberClubs or Direct Members shall promote or
foster any sectarian, religious or political
movement, provided that nothing. in this
Constitution shall be construed to mterfere
with any individual's worship of God in accordance with his own fait h and practice.
Section 2. This Federation and its Affiliated
Member-Clubs and Direct Members shall
take no stand nor express any opinion, or
allow debate or discussion upon any partisan
political issue on a local, national or international level; provided that this shall not be
construed as a prohibition upon active participation in any patriotic and non-controversial move for the benefit of all the people
of the United States.
ARTICLE
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Convention and Its Delegates
Section 5. The President, Vice President,
and Secretary-Treasurer shall constitute a
part of the sovereign body as provided in Article IV, but shall not be entitled to vote except as provided in Article VIII, Section 4,
and provided that the President shall vote
only in case of a tie.
Section 6. (a) In issuing credentials to delegates and alternates the Secretary-Treasurer
shall be notified by each club that it is bound
by the "unit rule" or "individual rule"; that
is, a majority of the delegates of any club
shall control the total of such club and all
delegates and alternates of such clubs need
not be present on the convention floor to cast
the vote so long as it is announced by the
chairman of the delegation; in the individual
rule, each delegate or alternate vote will be
counted only when the delegate or his alternate is present on the floor and voting.
(b) Should any club fail to denote by what
rule it is operating, then it shall be presumed
that it is bound by the "unit rule."
Section 2. Each Affiliated Club shall be entitled to representation at the Convention under one of the following voting categories:
(a) Member-Clubs with a maximum of
Section 7. The certified r.oll of memberships
as carried on the records of the SecretaryTreasurer and as approved by the Board immediately prior to any Convention, shall be
conclusive in determining the eligibility of
any Member-Club and Club Member to participate in the Convention, and to determine
such Club's voting category as defined in Section 2 of this Article, and no delegate whose
club is delinquent in dues or assessments
shall be seated.
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Section l. This Federation shall hold its
Convention at a place to be selected as hereinafter pr'°vided for, and such Convention
shall be held in the period between June 1st
and September 10th of each year, if possible.
�Section 8. Each Affiliated Member-Club
shall name a Chief Delegate as spokesman
for its delegation to the Convention.
losses, if any, shall be borne by the Federation.
Section 9. Ten Member-Clubs from ten different cities, duly certified and represented
thr ough their delegates, shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all business.
Should there be no quorum the Convention
shall adjourn sine die.
Section 10. There shall be no secret voting
or ballots, nor shall proxy voting be permitted at the Convention.
ARTICLE XI
ARTICLE IX
Mid-Winter Conference
Section 1. This Federation shall hold a MidWinter Conference each year, if possible, at
a time and place to be determined by the
President.
Section 2. The Mid-Winter Conference
shall have no legislative or executive authority and its power is hereby restricted to
that of an advisory body, and to receive reports and to make recommendations to the
President and to the Convention.
Section 3. The body politic of the MidWinter Conference shall be composed of all
the officers and committeemen of the Federation, and of all the Presidents of the Affiliated
Member-Clubs, and each person so present
shall be vested with one vote without regard
to club membership or other voting power
hereinbefore designated.
ARTICLE X
Convention Fund
Section 1. As hereinafter provided for,
when the Convention is held under a "Host
City" arrangement, not less than $4.00 of the
registration fee shall be set aside by such
"Host City" for payment into the Treasury
of this Federation, and at least one-third
thereof shall be allocated to the Khalil
Gibran Scholarship Fund.
Section 2. As also hereinafter provided for,
where the Convention is held under "FederaW:m Arrangement," aU profits, if any, shall
go into the Federation Treasury, and all
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Convention City
Section 1. The Convention shall be held annually as hereinbefore provided for, and it
shall be conducted under either of two arrangements, as follows:
{a) "Host City" Arrangement.
(b) "Federation-Sponsored" Arrangement.
Section 2. The Convention shall, by a majority vote, decide the convention arrangement for the following year, if it so acts;
should no action be taken, then the decision
shall rest with the Board.
Section 3. In the event of a "Host City"
Arrangement, the Convention shall then ballot by roll call in the choice of the city in the
same manner provided for in the election of
President and First Vice-President, and a
majority vote shall be necessary for a selection.
Section 4. In the "Host City" Arrangement,
only cities directly affiliated with the Federation shall have a right to bid for and hold the
Convention, and all Member-Clubs within
such cities shall have an equal right to so bid
and participate, provided that they are members at the time of such bid.
Section 5. All bids for the Convention must
be in writing and accompanied by a certified
check in an amount of not less than $100.00,
·s uch amount to be determined immediately
prior to the Convention by the Board. All unsuccessful bidders shall be refunded their deposits in full , and the successful bidder shall
be returned the amount after the holding of
its Convention to guarantee performance.
Section 6. All Delegates and Visitors attending the Convention shall be assessed a
Registration fee, and the amount of such fee
shall be determined by the Board, and when
the Convention is under a Host City Arrangement, an amount of not less than $4.00 from
each registration shall be paid into the Federation Treasury. The amount to be paid into
the Treasury shall be set by the Board each
year.
Section 7. Under the "Federation-Sponsored" Arrangement the Federation shall
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�conduct the Convention in whatever affiliated city it chooses, either through the Board
or the Convention, and shall retain all profits
and bear all losses, if any; provided, however,
that at least one-third of all net profits shall
be paid into the Khalil Gibran Scholarship
Fund.
Section 8. Beginning with the 1958 Convention, cities may be selected for both 1959
and 1960; and at each following convention,
the convention city may be selected two
years in advance. (Adopted in Orlando, Florida, July 5, 1958.)
ARTICLE XII
Officers and Their Election
Section 1. The elective officers of this Federation shall be a President, First Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, an Executive
Board of 12 members, a State Vice-President
for each State represented on the certified
Membership Roll, a Scholarship Director and
a Vice President to the National Association.
Section 2. Officers shall be elected at each
Convention, and shall serve until the election
and qualification of their successors, unless
before relieved of their duties by due process.
Section 3. All Club Members of Affiliated
Member-Clubs and all Direct Members in
good standing, and no others, shall be eligible
to hold office in this Federation.
Section 4. The office of President and First
Vice-President shall be voted upon by roll
call arranged alphabetically according to
city, and a majority of the votes cast shall be
necessary to election; should there be no
election after the completion of the second
ballot of the roll call the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be
voted upon and such other candidates shall
be dropped from the list of nominees.
Section 7. Immediately upon the election of
the Board it shall eonvene and elect a Chairman from among its number who shall serve
until the next annual election; the SecretaryTreasurer of this Federation shall be the exofficio Secretary of the Board, but shall have
no voting p0wer as such.
Section 8. At least ten days written notice
shall be given to all Board Members for any
meeting, and a quorum to transact business
shall be a majority of the Board.
Section 9. Officers are accountable only to
the Board when the Federation is not in Convention assembled, and all complaints or
charges, if any, shall be filed with the Board.
Section 10. An office held by a member
who has become delinquent, or otherwise
ceased to be a member, shall be declared
vacant and shall be filled by the Board.
ARTICLE XIII
Advisory Council
Section 1. There shall be an Advisory
Council composed of all Past Presidents of
this Federation who are in good standing and
who hold no other office.
Section 2. The Advisory Council shall act
in a general advisory capacity to the Officers
of this Federation, and shall also be the committee on nominations.
ARTICLE XIV
Duties of Officers
Section 6. All other Officers herein designated may be elected in any manner to be
decided by the Convention, except by secret
vote, and a majority vote shall be necessary
to election.
Section 1. The President: The President is
the chief executive officer of this Federation,
and shall exercise general supervision over
all its affairs, and his specific duties shall be
as follows:
(a) He shall preside at the Convention and
at the Conference, and shall epforce the provisions of this Constitution and all the laws,
as well as all the directives of the Convention. He shall interpret these laws and mandates subject to the appeal of the Parliamentarian when the Convention is in session, and
to the appeal of the Board in the period between Conventions.
(b) He shall act upon all applications for
membership when submitted by the State
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Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer may be
elected by the Convention, or, upon the option of the delegates, may be appointed by
the President.
�Vice-President, and in the event of his rejection, his action may be .overruled only by a
two-thirds vote of the Board.
(c) He may appoint a member of a Member-Club or a Direct Member to perform a
specific act in his stead, when circwnstances
so warrant, and by letter of instruction set
forth the act to be performed, upon the accomplishment of which he shall require of
the member so appointed a full report of his
official act.
( d) The President may employ legal counsel when, in his opinion, he deems it necessary, the expense therefor to be disbursed
from the General Fund.
(e) Immediately upon assuming office the
President shall publish a program for his
administrative year, publish an annual
budget and he shall also prepare agendas for
both the Convention and Conference.
(f) Should charges be preferred against
any member or members of the Executive
Board, such charges will be filed with the
Secretary-Treasurer, who will submit same
to the President. Upon receipt of such
charges, the President shall and is hereby
empowered to appoint a committee of five
(5) members of Affiliated Member-Clubs
from five different cities, providing one member of the committee is from the club of the
accused, and these shall have full power to
investigate such charges, arrange for and
conduct a trial of the member or members
accused, This committee shall have authority
to reprimand, suspend or expel any member
of the Executive Board who has been proven
guilty of conduct unbecoming a member .or
officer, and who has violated any law of this
Federation.
Section 2. The First Vice-President: The
duties of the First Vice-President shall be
as follows:
(a) The First Vice-President shall assist
the President in any manner so directed.
(b) He shall succeed to the office of the
President in the event of the death, resignation, removal or any other disability befalling the duly elected President, and he shall
act in his stead in the President's absence.
(c) He shall be ex-officio Chairman of the
Membership Committee which shall be composed, as hereinafter set forth, of the State
Vice-Presidents.
Section 3. The Secretary-Treasurer:
(a) It shall be the duty of the Secretary20
Treasurer to keep an accurate journal of the
proceedings and transactions of the Federation and the Convention, to preserve the
records of the Federation and to perform
such other duties as are required by its laws.
(b) He shall be ex-officio Secretary of the
Board.
(c) He shall receive and collect all monies
due the Federation from whatever source,
and all books, papers and other property of
this Federation not otherwise provided for
shall be in his charge.
(d) He shall receive all applications for
membership when accompanied by the required fee; he shall endorse and forward to
the State Vice-President wherein lies the applicant club all membership applications for
his approval or rejection. If appr.oved, he
shall issue such clubs a Charter of Affiliation, signed by the President and himself,
bearing the seal of this Federation.
(e) He shall keep a register of all clubs,
their time and place of meeting and their location and a correct list of all members of
each club and their current addresses, and
shall issue individual membership cards.
(f) He shall conduct all necessary correspondence of his office and attest all official
documents with his signature and the seal
of the Federation and provide himself with
all books and stationery necessary to conduct
the business of his office.
(g) He shall have charge of all the funds
of this Federation, pay out the same by order
of the Board or Convention in session, and
shall be prepared to exhibit receipts and
vouchers upon tpe examination of his books,
and furnish the Board with all information
required by it. ~e shall not invest the funds
of this Federation, or any portion thereof, in
real pr.o perty, stocks, shares, bonds or securities or for any similar purposes without
the consent of this Federation in session, if
possible, or of the Board.
(h) He shall prepare previous to the session of the Convention a list of all proposed
amendments to the Constitution received by
him from the members, providing each proposed amendment with an article and section
to the Constitution.
(i) Upon receipt of notification of all the
members in good standing of all the Affiliated
Clubs, he shall immediately mail to them a
certificate bearing their names as members
of the organization and as delegates to that
year's Convention.
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�(j) He shall prepare a temporary roll of
Officers and the names of all the delegates to
the Convention, with their respective club's
voting power, as they might legally be entitled to seats in the Convention, and shall
furnish the Convention all necessary information in his p·ossession.
(k) He shall render a full and complete report to the Convention of all receipts and expenditures of this Federation, together with
its assets aJ?d li~bilities. He shall, before assuming the duties of his office, give bond in
such amount as may be determined by the
Board, the expense of which shall be borne
by this Federation.
(1) He shall have charge of the preparation
of forms, letterheads, charters, constitutions
and other supplies necessary to this Federation, subject to the approval of the Board.
(m) When he deems it necessary, he shall
have the right to employ an assistant during
the Convention to record every activity and
transaction during the session, such expense
to be defrayed by this Federation upon the
Board's approval.
Section 4. State Vice-Presidents:
(a) The State Vice-Presidents shall assist
the President and the First Vice-President in
any way directed. They shall, under the
chairmanship of the First Vice-President,
constitute the Committee on Membership,
and shall be responsible for the current
census of all clubs eligible to membership in
this Federation in their respective states, and
shall solicit their membership and encourage
the creation and affiliation of additional
clubs.
(b) The State Vice-President shall pass
upon and approve or reject all applications
for membership when received from the
Secretary-Treasurer, properly endorsed, and
in the event of approval, said applications
shall be submitted to the President for his
approval, but if rejected by him, he shall
return the application to the Board whose
two-thirds (2/3) vote shall approve the application, and the applicant club shall become
a member of this Federation upon payment
of entrance fee and proper dues.
(c) The State Vice-President shall serve as
the installing officer of all Affiliated MemberClubs within his state, if possible.
provided for in these laws, and its deeisions
shall stand as the judgment of this Federation unless reversed by the Convention in
session.
(b) It shall hear and decide all appeals
made from the decision of the President.
(c) It shall meet as often as it deems advisable for the best interests of this Federation and for the transaction of business pertaining to its functions. It shall meet at least
once a year for the examination of the accounts of the Secretary-Treasurer, and it
shall have access to all books, papers and accounts of this Federation and full information
of all business transactions.
(d) It shall have charge of the bonds of the
officers and shall require the Secretary-Treasurer and all other Officers they deem necessary to file their bonds before assuming their
offices, and such bond shall be satisfactory to
the Board.
(e) It shall render a written report of all
official acts at the Convention.
(f) No member of the Board shall hold any
other office in this Federation.
(g) At the first regular meeting of the
Board the members shall elect from their
number a chairman, and the Secretary, as
hereinbefore provided for, shall be the Secretary-Treasurer.
(h) When conditions justify, the Board
may authorize the Secretary-Treasurer to
transfer temporarily a specified amount of
money from one fund to another, but no fund
shall be permanently transferred without the
authority of the Convention itself.
(i) It shall have control of any unusual or
extraordinary expenditure of funds.
(j) A majority of the Board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business.
(k) It shall,- upon pr.oper cause, authorize
traveling expenses for any officer on Federation businesss.
(1) It shall have all other powers herein
delegated or referred to in this Constitution,
both implied and expressed.
Section 5. Executive Board:
(a) The Executive Board shall have jurisdiction over the affairs of this Federation as
Section 6. Scholarship Director:
{a) He shall be chairman of the Scholarship Committee, and shall as such administer the scholarship program of this Federation, including the Khalil Gibran Scholarship Award and all other scholarship awards
that have been and shall be created within
this Federation.
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�ARTICLE XV
Convention Room Officers
Section 1. The Convention Room Officers
shall be appointed by the President, with the
consent of the Convention, provided that
they shall be members of the Convention.
Section 2. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall assist the President to maintain order while the
Convention is in session and perform such
other duties as the President may direct.
Section 3. The Chaplain shall open and
close all sessions of the Convention with a
prayer.
Section 4. The Parliamentarian shall decide
all points of parliamentary law when the
chair is in doubt, and assist him in the interpretation of these laws.
ARTICLE XVI
Fiscal Year
Section 1. The fiscal year of this Federation
shall be the period between Conventions regardless of the number of months intervening.
ARTICLE XVII
Vacancies
Section 1. In case of death, resignation, removal or suspension of the President, the
First Vice-President shall assume the office
of President for the unexpired term.
Section 2. In case of the death, resignation,
removal or suspension of the First VicePresident, or State Vice-President, the President shall appoint his successor, subject to
the approval of the Executive Board.
Section 3. In case of the death, resignation,
removal or suspension of the SecretaryTreasurer, the Executive Board shall appoint
the successor. The Executive Board shall immediately convene and audit the accounts of
the former Secretary-Treasurer and transfer
the funds to his successor, who shall have authority to disburse in accordance with the
laws of this Federation.
Section 4. In case of the death, resignation,
removal or suspension of a member of the
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Executive Board, the remaining members of
said Board shall fill the vacancy by appointment.
Section 5. All other vacancies shall be
filled by the President.
ARTICLE XVIII
Khalil Gibran Scholarship Award
Section 1. There is hereby established
within this Federation the Khalil Gibran
Scholarship Fund as hereinbefore provided
for, and such other scholarship funds as may
be properly created; such Funds shall be duly
administered by the Scholarship Director to
be assisted by a Committee of at least six
other persons, and of which he shall be the
chairman.
Section 2. The Fund may be disbursed to
students preparing to enter college on such
conditions as the Committee deems appropriate, provided however, that careful consi<;leration shall be given to the applicant
students on the basis of financial need, and
that in any event, the scholastic high school
average shall be 90 or above, or its equivalent.
Section 2-A. Only persons affiliated with
this Federation through actual membership
or immediate family relationship for a period
of at least twelve months preceding any
Award, and who are otherwise eligible for
Awards, shall be entitled to receive scholarship awards. (Adopted in Orlando, Florida,
July 5, 1958.)
Section 3. It shall award scholarships annually in the amounts of $500.00 each or any
other amount so decreed by the Convention
or by the -B oard, and shall issue as many such
scholarships annually as the Committee shall
deem expedient.
Section 4. The Khalil Gibran Scholarship
Fund is hereby created by the allocation of
such revenues as hereinbefore provided for,
and by gifts, contributions, memorials or
other medium of appropriation, and this
Fund shall not be disbursed for any other
purpose than that for which it was specifically allotted.
ARTICLE XIX
Standing Committees
Section 1. Standing Committees of this
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�Federation shall be Research, Convention,
Charity, Scholarship, Ways and Means,
Membership and such other committees as
the President or Convention shall deem
necessary.
Section 2. The Research Committee shall
keep a census of all Americans of Lebanese
or Syrian derivation in the South, and shall
publicize their history as to immigration, occupation and other facts and shall preserve
a complete record of same. It shall also publish, or cause to be published, articles concerning Lebanese and Syrian Americans in
such periodicals as it might consider advantageous.
Section 3. The Convention Committee shall
supervise the Convention by helping the
local committee, if any, in providing a suitable meeting place and shall supervise the
registration of all delegates and visitors, and
shall account for all receipts at the Convention.
Section 4. The Charity Committee shall investigate and compile data to determine the
necessity of extending charity to those which
it approves.
Section 5. The Scholarship Committee, as
hereinbefore created, shall devise rules for
the awarding of the annual Khalil Gibran
Scholarships, and shall choose the winners
of the awards according to the rules and conditions which it duly sets up. The Scholarship Director shall be Chairman of this Committee.
Section 6. The Ways and Means Committee
shall devise and recommend programs for the
raising of funds for this Federation.
Section 7. The Membership Committee
shall consist of all State Vice-Presidents, of
which the First Vice-President shall be
Chairman.
ARTICLE XX
Salaries and Allowances
Section 1. It shall be determined whether
any officer shall be paid a salary; such salary, if any, shall be fixed and definitely established prior to the nomination and election of officers at each Convention.
Section 2. Any Officer, acting under auth26
ority, shall be allowed necessary expenses
when traveling on business of this Federation
with the approval of the Board.
Section 3. Any officer claiming reimbursement for expenditures on business of the
Federation other than traveling must furnish
an itemized statement; such statement must
be read in detail to the Convention in session
and approved by a majority vote of that body
before payment may be made; furthermore,
any officer desiring to travel on behalf of
this Federation on its expense must first outline the purpose of his projected trip in writing to the Chairman of the Board; should the
Board see fit to authorize the trip by a majority vote of its members, such trip shall be
allowed subject to the restrictions and limitations set out in this Constitution.
ARTICLE XXI
Fees and Dues
Section 1. The entrance fee of this Federation for Member-Clubs shall be Five ($5.00)
Dollars, which must be accompanied with
each application for membership.
Section 2. The dues for each Club shall be
payable annually in advance on the basis of
50c per member per annum and shall be due
and payable 30 days prior to each Convention; the fiscal year of this Federation is
hereby established as the intervening months
between the annual Conventions. A Club
must be paid up in dues and assessments at
least one fiscal year in advance in order to
be eligible to officially participate in the
Convention.
Section 3. Dues shall be payable for the
month in which the application for membership is accepted, provided that such application is accepted, and Charter of Affiliation
executed on or before the fifteenth of each
month.
Section 4. Dues shall be payable by any
new Affiliated Club on the basis of 50c per
member per annum; however, in the event
a Club becomes affiliated before the last
three months of the current fiscal year, then
dues for such Club shall be computed on a
ratio with the remaining fraction of the fiscal
year; provided, however, that the power in
votes of said Clubs shall be restricted to three
votes at that year's Convention if such affil27
�iation is not effected previous to three
months prior to the Federation's Convention.
shall be accepted when witnessed by a Notary Public.
Section 5. Should an Affiliated Club fail to
pay its dues for one year, thereby becoming
delinquent, such Club, at the time of its reinstatement, shall be required to pay the current year's dues, and in addition thereto, a
penalty of twenty per cent (20%) of the dues
charged against that Club during its delinquency, provided that such penalty shall not,
in any case, be less than Five ($5.00) Dollars.
Section 6. The trial shall not be public, and
only witnesses and parties involved in the
charges shall be admitted.
Section 6. There shall be no entrance fee
for Direct Members and annual dues shall be
Five ($5.00) Dollars, payable in advance, and
such membership shall be governed by the
same rules pertaining to Member-Clubs, as
set forth in this Article.
Section 7. The expense of the trial of an
Officer of this Federation shall be borne by
the Federation.
Section 8. When the testimony is all in, the
Board shall determine the guilt or innocence
of the accused and if found guilty, fix the
punishment of the officer, which shall be reprimand or removal from office.
Section 5. Should a witness be unable to
attend any meeting of the Board, the evidence of such a witness, reduced to writing,
Section 9. All evidence and testimony shall
be reduced to writing.
Section 10. Any Affiliated Member-Club or
Member of an Affiliated Member-Club feeling aggrieved by the decision of the Executive Board may appeal to the Federation in
Convention within thirty days after such decision, in which case the same shall be filed
with the Secretary-Treasurer, together with
all papers, documents and records in evidence
before the Board at the time of trial or hearing.
Section 11. Any Affiliated Member-Club or
Member of an Affiliated Club feeling aggrieved by the decision of the President in
matters of law or equity may appeal to the
Executive Board within thirty days after
such decision.
Section 12. All cases of appeal to this Federation shall be referred to a committee of
five appointed by the President, which committee shall state the salient points in the
case and report their findings to the Convention with recommendations. Should the
Federation, when convened, desire, it may
order the testimony read and hear the argument, and the result of the secret ballot taken
shall sustain or reverse the previous decision,
which shall be final.
Section 13. No officer, Affiliated MemberClub or Member of an Affiliated MemberClub shall resort to civil courts or civil authority for an opinion or decision or to correct
or redress any alleged grievance or wrong
concerning any case in controversy arising
within this Federation, until such Officer,
Affiliated Member-Club or Affiliated Club
Member shall first have exhausted all reme-
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ARTICLE XXII
Preferment of Charges
Section 1. Should charges be preferred against any Federation Officer, other than a
Board member, the Executive Board shall
have full authority and power to investigate
such charges and shall arrange for trial if
necessary. The Board may reprimand, suspend or expel any Officer who has been proven guilty of conduct unbecoming an Officer
or who violated any law of this Federation.
Section 2. All charges filed against Federation Officers shall be submitted in writing to
the Executive Board, and such charges shall
be for the violation of the laws of this Federation, or conduct unbecoming an Officer, and
shall specify the nature of such violations or
conduct.
Section 3. Upon the receipt of such charges,
should the Executive Board deem them sufficiently serious to warrant it, a special meeting of the Board shall be called to try such
Officers.
Section 4. Both parties shall be served with
a copy of the charges as filed with the Executive Board, and shall be notified by the Board
of the time and place of meeting, thirty days
prior to the date.
�dies by appeal or otherwise provided by the
laws of this Federation for the settlement and
disposition of such rights or grievances.
ARTICLE XXIll
Amendments
Section 1. All proposed amendments to this
Constitution and By-Laws shall be submitted
in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer at least
sixty days before Convention time, and the
Secretary-Treasurer shall thereupon furnish
all members with the written proposals as
submitted at least thirty days before convention time. A two-thirds vote of the Member-Clubs present and voting shall be necessary for adoption, and if adopted, such
amendments shall take effect immediately
upon the adjournment of such Convention.
ARTICLE XXIV
shall be in the possession of the club or
clubs to conduct the following Convention.
The flag shall remain in their possession until the selection of the next Convention City,
after which they shall relinquish the flag
and be reimbursed with the deposit, as stipulated in Article XI, Section 5, of this Constitution.
ARTICLE XXVII
Order of Business
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Parliamentary Authority
Section 1. Roberts Rules of Order, Revised,
shall govern all parliamentary procedure
when not in conflict with this Constitution
and all other laws.
ARTICLEXXV
Official Emblem
Section 1. The Official Emblem of this Federation shall be a Phoenician galley placed
on the foreground of the lower portion of
circular form. In the background a mountain
representing Lebanon, with a Cedar Tree on
its side, shall meet the water's edge, and the
words "Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanon American Clubs" inscribed around the
top semicircle.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Call to order by the President.
Appointing of Convention Room Officers.
Roll call of Officers and Delegates.
Reading of the minutes of last Convention.
Report of Officers.
Reports on Amendments and communications.
Reports of Committees:
a. Research
b. Convention
c. Charity
d. Scholarship
e. Ways and Means
f. Membership
Unfinished business.
New business.
Fixing of salaries.
Election of officers.
Installation of officers.
Appointment of Committees.
Selection of Convention City.
Miscellaneous.
Reading of minutes of previous day's
session.
Adjournment sine die.
Section 2. The Official Flag shall be presented by the President to the victorious
bidder for the succeeding Convention, and it
ARTICLE XXVIII
Effective Date
Section 1. The effective date of this Constitution shall be July 6, 1957, and it shall
supersede the Constitution and By-Laws of
1932, as amended, but shall not invalidate any
Resolutions, Standing Rules, Rules of Order
or any other Mandates of Record not in conflict with this Constitution hereby adopted,
and this Constitution shall never be suspended without due process; provided, however, that the Order of Business, Standing
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ARTICLE XXVI
Official Flag
Section 1. The Official Flag of this Federation shall be a replica of the Official Emblem, placed upon a field of white.
�Rules, Resolutions or other Mandates may
be waived by a two-thirds vote of the Convention, and provided further that the Convention can instruct the Secretary-Treasurer
to cast a unanimous ballot for the election
of any officer.
Adopted with floor amendments in 26th
Annual Convention assembled in Dallas,
Texas, this 6th day of July, 1957.
s/ s T. J. STOMA, President
s/ s GLADYS CHEHARDY,
Secretary-Treasurer
Presented by the Committee on Constitution and By-Laws:
JUDGE KALISTE SALOOM, JR.
Lafayette, Louisiana
KAMAL E. ANTONE
Houston, Texas.
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�AMENDMENT
See Page 19 of 1958-1959 HANDBOOK
ART. XII
NE'f! SEC . 6
t pr esent Sec. 6 to be Sec. 7)
THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD SHALL BE ELE CTED I N THE FOLLOWI NG
MANNER: POSITION NUMBER ONE , i~ICH SHALL BE THE BOARD CHAI RMAN, SHALL
BE ELECTED FIRST; 'IHEN POSITION NUMBER TWO AND SUCCEEDING NUMBERS ~ TIL
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'IHE REQUIRED NUMBER OF BOJ\RD MEMBERS ARE DULY ELECTED 1 THE SEC RETJ\RY-
TREJ\SURER OR THE SECRETRAY OF THE FEDERATION , ','IHICHEVER THE CASE tITGHT BE ,
SHALL BE EX- OFFICIO SECRET \ RY OF THE BOARD ~'lITHOUT A VOTE .
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PROPOSALS TO THE CONSTITUTION
The following proposals were received by the Home Office 60 days prior to convention time
and they are a ccordingly being transmitted to you for study before final action at the
conventi on i n New Orleans on July 1-4, 19600
Although these and NO OTHER proposals can be acted upon as amendments to the Constitution,
minor changes in these proposals can be entertained. from the convention floor. A twot hird vote of the delegates PRESENT and VOTING shall be neeessary for passage.
PROPOSITIO~ NOo l
Article XII, ( new) Sec. 2a
Page 18
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Proposed by: Miss Gladys Cheharay
Syrian L~banofr American Club·-: eNew Orleans, La ..
"Those eligible for the Office of President and First Vice- President must be members in
good standing in the Federation for a period of at least~ years preceding their election. "
PROPOSITION NO. 2
Art icle XII, Sec. 1
Page 18
t1The
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Proposed by•
Emile Reggie
Executive Board
Crowley, La.
Executive Board shall be increased to 15 members 1~ , (Present membership is 12)
PROPOSITION NO ,. ,3
Arti cle XII, Sec. 6 (new)
Page 18
(
Proposed by:
K. E. Antone
Fellowship Club
Houston, Texas
The members of the Executive Board shall be elected in the following manner: Position
Number l> which shall be the Board Chairman, shall be elected first; the Position
Number 2 and the succeeding Numbers until the required number of Board Members are
elected; all positions shall be of equal rank. The Secretary-Treasurer., or Secretary,
whichever the case might be., shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Board without a vote .
(NoteJ Present Section 6 to become Section? . )
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PRO~OSITION NO. 4
Article XII, Sec~ lb
Page 18
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Proposed by:
Emile Reggie
Executive Board
Crowley, La .,
The Immediat e Past President of the Youth Affiliate, if available, shall be elected
t o the Executive Board as one of its members with equal rights and obligations o Should
no one be available in that category, then the Board shall nonetheless acquire its full
membership by electing any other eligi ble member of the Federation . "
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Arti cle IX, Sec~ 2a
Page 16
Mr~. Joseph Campbell
Lebanon Club
Shreveport, La ..
"The Host City Mid- Winter Conference shall contribute at least $2.00 from each registration to the Federation Treasury. 11
�PROPOSITION NO. 6
Article X, Sec . 1
Page 16
Article XI, Sec 7
Page 18
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Proposed by:
Mrs A ~ J ~ Sharbel
Scholarship Director
Binningham, Alao.
(1) As hereinafter provided for, when the convention is held under a "Host City11 arrangement, not less than $4.,00 of the registration fee shall be set aside by such "Host City 11
for payment into the Treasury of this Federation, and at least one-sixth thereof shall be
allocated to the Khalil .Gibran Scholarshi Fund and one-sixth to the Charit Fund,
original amendment allocated one-third to the Scholarship Fund
(2) Under the Federation- Sponsored Arrangement, the Federat ion shall conduct tne Convention
in whatever affiliated city it chooses, either through the Board or the Convention, and
shall retain all profits and bear all losses, if any, provided, however, that at least
one-siXth of all net profits shall be paid into the Khalil Gibran Scholarship Fund and onesixth into the Charity Fund.
PROPOSITION NO.
ATticle XI , Sec. 4
Page 17
Proposed by:
K. E. Antone, Ch.
Executive Board
Houston, Texas
ELIMINATE THE WORDS : 11Provided that they are members at the time of such bid'' •
Amendment to read as follows: "In the "Host City" arrangement, only cities directly
affiliated with the Federation shall have a right to bid for and hold the Convention,
and all Member-Clubs within such cities shall have an equal right to so bid and participate, provided they have been a member of the Federation for at least one year prior to
the bid. However one club in a city may at its option permit other affiliated clubs
in the same city to participate provided an agreement is made among them and approved by
either the Convention or the Executive Board."
Article XII, Sec~ 1
Page 18
Helen B. George
Syrian Lebanon American Club
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Proposed by:
"Tttere shall be elected a Secretary and a Treasurer. 11
(Note, if above is passed, then under irticle XIV, Section 3, Duties of Officers :
It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive and collect all monies, due the Federation from whatever source. He shall have charge of all the funds of this Federation}
pay out the same by the order of the Board or Convention in session, and shall be prepared by exhibit receipts and vouchers upon the examination of his books, and furnish
the Board with complete infonnation regarding the finances of the Federation. He shall
not invest the funds of this Federation, or any portion thereof, in real property, stocks,
shares, bonds, or securities or for any- similar purposes without the consent of this
Federation in session, if possible, or of the Boardo He shall render a full · and complete
report to the Convention of all receipts and expenditures of this Federation, together
with its assets and liabilities. He shall give bond in such amount as may be determined
by the Board, the expense of which shall be borne by this Federation."
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These materials were provided by Marsha El-Khouri Shiver and primarily relate to the life of her father, Joseph Maroun El-Khouri, and his family in Lebanon and in the United States. <br />
<h5>Biography</h5>
Joseph Maroun El-Khouri was born in 1924 in Kour, Batroun, Lebanon and Mariam Thomee Yazbek El-Khouri, one of seven children. His father, Reverend Joseph Michael Maroun El-Khouri was a Maronite priest, and at least one sibling, Sister Victorine El-Khouri, followed his example and joined religious orders. <br /><br />Joseph served as an intelligence agent and interpreter for Great Britain during World War II. In 1949, Joseph travelled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to help settle an uncle’s estate. Initially Joseph had no intention of immigrating permanently to the United States, but soon after he arrived he met and fell in love with Rose Isaac while visiting relatives who lived in the large Lebanese community located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Rose was the daughter of Thanios (Thomas) Isaac and Moura (Nora) Lawandos Isaac, who immigrated to the United States in 1912 and 1914, respectively, and were married in 1917. Thanios Isaac supported his wife and five children by working various laboring jobs, including for the railroad and a local wiremill. Thanios Isaac passed away in 1939. <br /><br />Joseph and Rose married in Rose’s hometown in 1950, and moved to Minneapolis where they operated a grocery store until 1953. Joseph was naturalized in 1954 with the help of his friend Vice President Hubert Humphrey, at the time a Minnesota senator. In 1955, Joseph and Rose moved to Andrews, North Carolina, to be closer to Rose’s sister Bessie Isaac Jabaley, who was living near her husband’s family in Copper Hill, TN. The Jabaley’s helped the growing El-Khouri family establish themselves in their new home by making Joseph the manager of their department store, Jabaley’s, which Joseph purchased and renamed to Khouri’s in 1965. The store remained open until 1989. <br /><br />Joseph quickly established himself as a prominent civic leader in North Carolina. He served on a number of boards and service organizations including: the Andrews Lion Club, Western Carolina University Board of Visitors, Cherokee County United Way, the Andrews Chamber of Commerce, and the Daniel Boone Council of Boy Scouts. Joseph was a devoted Democrat, even serving, with his eldest son George, as an elected delegate to the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta. In addition to these civic and political accomplishments, Joseph and Rose were pillars of the Catholic community in North Carolina, holding the town’s first Catholic masses in their own home, and donating the land upon which the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church was built in Andrews, North Carolina. <br /><br />Joseph and Rose had seven children: George Maron El-Khouri, Theresa El-Khouri Martin, Mariam El-Khouri Gerber, Marsha El-Khouri Shiver, Barbara El-Khouri, Catherine El-Khouri, and Anthony El-Khouri. Joseph passed away on July 22, 2012; at the time of collection acquisition (2012), Rose El-Khouri was still living. Since his passing, Joseph El-Khouri’s contributions to North Carolina have been recognized locally, and his legacy has been carried forth by his children and grandchildren.<br />
<h5>Scope and Content</h5>
The collection consists of photographs, letters, documents, and articles relating to the life of Joseph Maroun El-Khouri, his wife Rose Isaac El-Khouri, and his children. The material details Joseph's career and community contributions as well as providing insight into multiple generations of Lebanese-American family life.<br /><br />The collection also contains photographs and letters relating to Joseph El-Khouri’s relatives in Lebanon, as well as materials from Rose Isaac El-Khouri’s family in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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Marsha El-Khouri Shiver
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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circa 1910-2012
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Immigrants--Lebanese--United States
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English
Arabic
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Marsha El-Khouri Shiver
Collection description written by Claire A. Kempa
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Joseph El-Khouri's Notes to a Speech
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Speechwriting
Community service--North Carolina
Charitable organizations--North Carolina
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A small (3 x 4.5 inches) pocket notebook with a leatherette cover that belonged to Joseph El-Khouri. The notebook contains handwritten notes in both English and Arabic, likely drafting a speech that Joseph gave for the Kiwanis Club in January of 1959.
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Joseph El-Khouri
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Marsha El-Khouri Shiver
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1959
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Text/pdf
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Text
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English
Arabic
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2015 04-06
1950's
Arabic
El-Khouri
Handwritten
Joseph Maroun El-Khouri
Kiwanis Club
Speeches